#FDD87C#FDD87C
#FDD87C is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.715; OKLCH L 89.5% C 0.119 H 88.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FDD87C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(253, 216, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 97%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 51%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.6%, 51%, 0.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.70, 1.73, 49.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.70, 49.80, 88.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.47% 0.004 0.1186) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.47% 0.119 88.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.7046, 71.4530, 29.2378) |
| Luminance | 0.7145 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 2.29
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.89
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.96
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.11
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.84
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 5.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FDD87C #7CA1FD
analogous
#FD987C #FDD87C #E1FD7C
triadic
#FDD87C #7CFDD8 #D87CFD
tetradic
#FDD87C #7CFD98 #7CA1FD #FD7CE1
square
#FDD87C #7CFD98 #7CA1FD #FD7CE1
split-complementary
#FDD87C #7CE1FD #987CFD
monochromatic
#FBB404 #FCC640 #FDD87C #FEEAB8 #FFF6E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.37
#FDD87C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.29
#FDD87C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FDD87C
15.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FDD87C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FDD87C | 1.00 | 1.37 | 15.29 | 15.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EBD674
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F4E07F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFCAC2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DCDCDC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fdd87c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(253, 216, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.5% 0.119 88.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffe3a4',
500: '#fdd87c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fdd87c; $custom-light: #ffe3a4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fdd87c",
"rgb": {
"r": 253,
"g": 216,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.791,
"s": 96.992,
"l": 73.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89472,
"c": 0.11868,
"h": 88.1
},
"luminance": 0.7145
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FDD87C
secondary
#426EDB
accent
#42E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF6
border
#D7D5D0
text
#18150F
muted
#868480